Ricordeas from both the Atlantic florida and Pacific yuma species have long held a special place in the mindshare of reef keepers for their colors and their unique appearance. Despite their shaggy, long pseudotentacles that makes them resemble a small…
Maxspect Aeraqua Skimmer has Hidden Air Silencer!
Modern protein skimmers draw in more air than they ever have so the need for good, effective air silencers has never been greater. Unfortunately, making a good air silencer often means making it larger, but Maxspect has developed a new…
Comment to Win a Vectra S2 or M2 Pump from Ecotech Marine
We don’t do giveaways too often here on Reef Builders but when we do it’s for good a pretty reason. As you know we’ve been hard at work building up our ability to produce original and creative reef aquarium videos…
Swallowtail Angelfish Captive Bred by Biota Palau
It’s no secret that we absolutely adore marine angelfish so it’s with great pleasure that we discovered that Biota Palau was adding one more species to the captive bred mix. The common blackspot swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos, is a widespread species…
IceCap Kalk Reactor Review, a Modern Take on a Classic Method
The IceCap Kalk Stirrer is the first new version of this device we’ve seen in the aquarium hobby for way too long. Adding a concentrated solution of Calcium Hydroxide (CaOH), also known as Kalkwasser, was one of the first forms…
Blueline Butterflyfish Hybrid Still Going Strong After Four Years
Unlike the celebrated and chromatically gifted angelfish, the world of butterflyfish is colored mostly in shades of white, yellow, black and occasionally a touch of red or orange. This is what makes the hawaiian endemic blue stripe butterflyfish, Chaetodon fremblii,…
First of its Kind Aberrant Flagfin Angelfish Discovered in Philippines
In the world of aberrant marine fish, the angelfish are some of the most interesting and noteworthy, and of the angelfish, it’s predominantly the pygmy angelfish that appear the most often. This is why today’s example is a real surprise…
Diving for Corals & Fish at Puako, Hawaii
Hawaii’s fish and reefs are some of the most iconic marine life and recognized the world over. Some of the aquarium hobby’s most important fish like yellow tangs, flame wrasses and bartlett’s anthias come primarily from Hawaii, yet the reef…
Mindstream Starts Fulfilling Pre-sale Orders, General Sales Soon
The Mindstream aquarium water chemistry monitor is one of the most highly anticipated new products in the aquarium hobby. After many, many years of being in development limbo, it was touch and go there whether the Mindstream would even see the…
Giant Squid Sighted Alive for the Second Time
The giant squid is one of the more mythical type sea creatures that actually exists, even if evidence of them is quite sparse. Every now and then some specimens wash up on a beach or a dead one is found…